阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    There were only a few days before Christmas, and of course the shops and streets were terribly crowded, but Mr. and Mrs. Davis had to get presents for their family and friends, so they started out early one morning for the big city, and spent tiring hours buying the things they wanted in the big shops.

    It was lunch-time, Mr. Davis was carrying parcels (小包) of all shapes and sizes. He could hardly see where he was going as he and his wife left the last shop on their way to the railway station and home. Outside the shop they had to cross a busy street, made even busier　　 than usual by the thousands of people who had come by car to do their last-minute (最后一分钟的) Christmas shopping.Mr. and Mrs. Davis had to wait for the traffic (交通) lights to turn green, but as Mr. Davis couldn't see very well in front of him, he gradually moved forward into the road without realizing it. Mrs. Davis saw this and became worried. Several times she told her husband to come back off the road, but without success. He could not hear her　　 because of the noise of the traffic.

    Finally she shouted in a voice that could be heard clearly above all the noise, "Henry! If you want to stand in that dangerous position a moment longer, give me the parcels!"　　

(1) Mr. and Mrs. Davis, _________, had to buy presents before　　Christmas.　　

[    ]

A. like everyone else　　

B. unlike others

C. for once

D. being old　　

(2) The old couple (夫妇) spent ________ getting their presents　　 ready.　　

[    ]

A. little time and little money

B. a lot of time and a lot of money

C. little time but a lot of money

D. a lot of time but little money

(3) ________ were the last to do Christmas shopping.　　

[    ]

A. Mr. and Mrs. Davis 　　　　

B. A lot of people in the street 　　　　

C. Mr. and Mrs. Davis could not find any people who

D. No other people than the old couple 　　

(4) Mrs. Davis was worried because Mr. Davis ________.　　 　　

[    ]

A. was losing his parcels　　

B. lost his way

C. could not see where he was going

D. could not hear her　　

(5) Henry is the name of _______.　　

[    ]

A. her friend

B. her son

C. her husband　　

D. her servant

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案.

　　　　    The one-month holiday taken by a newly married couple (新婚夫妇)　　 1 "honeymoon (蜜月)" all over the world. But 2 does the word come into 3 ? In the early 4 century Ireland was still a place where the Celts (凯尔特人) 5 . The head of the Celts had a beautiful　　 daughter 6 Alice who loved flowers and liked to eat honey. She was so beautiful that a lot of princes (王子) of the other countries asked to 7 her. As they 8 that Alice liked to eat honey, they sent her the best honey 9 her. After 10 time her room 11 a show of honey.

　　     At last Alice 12 in love with a prince from 13 and decided to get　　 married to him. 14 the wedding she ordered the cooks 15 all the honey 16 wine. She entertained (招待) 17 with the wine at the wedding (婚礼) breakfast. The wine was so sweet that everyone liked 18 . But Alice had 19 that she and her husband enjoyed it 20 a whole month.　　 21 , the newly married couples began a travel of one month 22 after the night 23 which they had their wedding and drank the wine. This　　 custom (习俗) has come to this day and has gone around 24 .Thus a newly married couple's 25 holiday is called "honeymoon".

1. A. called　　　　　　   B. was called 　　C. is called　　　　　　D. calls　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  2. A. what　　　　　　　　 B. which 　　C. whether　　　　　　  D. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］  3. A. uses　　　　　　　　 B. use  　　C. useful　　　　　　   D. used　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］   4. A. sixth　　　　　　　　B. fifth 　　C. twentieth　　　　　　 D. six　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］  5. A. live　　　　　　　　 B. were living 　　C. was living　　　　   D. were live　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  6. A. named　　　　　　　　B. name  　　C. was named　　　　　　D. call　　　　　　　　　　　　［　　］  7. A. marries　　　　　　   B. marry  　　C. marry with　　　　   D. marry to　　　　　　　　　　［　　］  8. A. both knew　　　　　　B. all knew 　　C. knew all　　　　　　 D. know both　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  9. A. to like　　　　　　  B. to love  　　C. to please　　　　　　D. to pleasure　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 10. A. some　　　　　　　　 B. a piece of 　　C. a number of　　　　  D. a good many　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 11. A. was　　　　　　　　  B. is   　　C. becomes　　　　　　  D. became　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 12. A. fall　　　　　　　　 B. felt  　　C. fell　　　　　　　　 D. fallen　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 13. A. southern　　　　　　 B. north 　　C. the south　　　　　　D. south　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 14. A. Before　　　　　　   B. After  　　C. In　　　　　　　　   D. At　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 15. A. to making　　　　　　B. made   　　C. make　　　　　　　　 D. to make　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 16. A. from　　　　　　　　 B. of　　 　　C. into　　　　　　　　 D. out of　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 17. A. her parents　　　　  B. the friends  　　C. hosts　　　　　　　　D. ladies　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 18. A. it　　　　　　　　   B. them 　　C. those　　　　　　　　D. her　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 19. A. so much wine　　　　 B. such much wine  　　C. so many wine　　　　 D. so wine　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 20. A. in　　　　　　　　   B. for  　　C. after　　　　　　　　D. by　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 21. A. Late　　　　　　　　 B. Later   　　C. Before　　　　　　   D. After　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 22. A. rightly　　　　　　  B. justly 　　C. right　　　　　　　　D. correct　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 23. A. on　　　　　　　　   B. for 　　C. at　　　　　　　　   D. under　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 24. A. through the world　　B. over the world 　　C. throughout the world D. all over world　　　　　　  ［　　］
25. A. one-month　　　　　　B. one month 　　
    C. thirty-days　　　　  D. thirty days　　　　　　　　 ［　　］

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the days we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity (成熟)--or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle (奇迹) of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That's a different story.

　　Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心)American cluture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes,“You're as young as you feel.”Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least“young at heart”.

　　Many older Americans find the“golden years”to be anything but golden. Economically,“senior citizens”often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination. In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.

　　Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged“baby boomers”are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹)are“in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers.

1．Growing up is a wonderful thing because _____.

[　　]

A．people can celebrate their birthdays

B．people can become more mature and wiser

C．people can receive many presents

D．people will feel younger at heart

2．We can infer from the second paragraph that _____.

[　　]

A．young people lack experience and wisdom

B．American older people often joke about their old age

C．American culture is very young

D．different countries have different opinions on the old age

3．The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 3) means“_____.”

[　　]

A．The golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical care

B．The old people in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing

C．The old in America have to retire at the age of 65

D．American social security benefits are not good

4．From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word“in”can be replaced by _____.

[　　]

A．serious　　　　　　　　　　B．bad

C．disappearing slowly　　　　　D．growing fast

书面表达

根据下面的表格，以“How to Reduce the City's Present Population”为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你对这个问题的见解　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

建议	具体措施	目的
Ⅰ 　　 　 Ⅱ	A．晚婚 　　 B．一对夫妇，一个孩子 　　 严格控制外地人口进城务工经商	减少人口自然增长 　　 （人口出生率） 　　 减少外地人口对城市的压力
Ⅲ	A．在效区建立便于生活，集文教、商业、卫生、休闲于一体的生活小区 　　 B．把城市外的郊县建成卫星城	吸引城市居民到郊区的生活小区和卫星城工作、生活

注意：

(1)只须将表格中的要点写清楚。短文的开头和结尾已写出，计入总数。

(2)词数100-120．

　How to Reduce the City's Present Population Our modern city is too crowded now, and to solve this problem, three proposals are put forward…If these proposals are well carried out, the city's population will be greatly reduced．

If you visit a big city anywhere in the world,you will probably find a restaurant which serves the food of your native country.Most large 　1 in the United States offer an international sample of 　2 .Many people enjoy eating the food 　3 other nations.This is probably one reason 　4 there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States.A second is that Americans 　5 from all the parts of the world.They enjoy tasting the foods of their 　6 lands.

In the city of Detroit, 7 ,there are many people from Western Europe,Latin America 8 the Far East.There are many restaurants in Detroit 9 serve the foods of these areas.There are many

10 international restaurants,too.Americans not only like the foods in these restaurants but also enjoy the chance to 　11 understand the foreign people and their 　12 of life.

One of 　13 most common international restaurants to be 　14 in the US is an Italian restaurant.The restaurant is a small business 　15 by a single family.The mother of the 　16

cooks all the dishes and the 　17 and children serve the customers who come to eat there.Or it may be a 18 restaurant which can 　19 many customers during one evening.So a restaurant may be owned 　20 one family,one person,or by several different people who work together in the business.

1.A.cities　　　　　 B.countryside　　　 C.nations　　　　　 D.families

2.A.waiters　　　　 B.restaurants　　　 C.foods　　　　　　 D.cooks

3.A.about　　　　　 B.of　　　　　　　　 C.on　　　　　　　　 D.with

4.A.as　　　　　 B.when　　　　　 C.which　　　　　　 D.why

5.A.arrive　　　 B.come　　 　　　 C.go　　　　　　　　 D.leave

6.A.garden　　　 B.country　　　　　 C.state　　　　　　 D.native

7.A.as　　　　　 B.like　　　　　 C.for example　　　 D.such as

8.A.and　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.then

9.A.where　　　 B.which　　　　　　 C.when　　　　　 D.why

10.A.other　　　 B.others　　　　　　 C.another　　　　　 D.other’s

11.A.worse　　　 B.better　　　　　　 C.hardly　　　　　　 D.more

12.A.hope　　　 B.wish　　　　　 C.place　　　　　　 D.way

13.A.the　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　 C.this　　　　　 D.that

14.A.cooked　　　　 B.enjoyed　　　　 C.found　　　　　　 D.eaten

15.A.built　　　 B.run　　　　　　 C.driven　　　　　　 D.lived

16.A.family　　　　 B.city　　　　　 C.business　　　 D.restaurant

17.A.mother　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　 C.visitors　　　　　 D.father

18.A.small　　　 B.large　　　　　　 C.tiny　　　　　 D.bad

19.A.deal　　　　　 B.work　　　　　 C.serve　　　　　　 D.prepare

20.A.by　　　　　　 B.with　　　　　 C.of　　　　　　　　 D.for